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Sidney Bechet was the undisputed king of the soprano saxophone and also one of the most innovative and original clarinetists in jazz.

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, KMUW, KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 16
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Johnny Hartman was the quintessential romantic balladeer. The only singer to record with John Coltrane — on the iconic album John Coltrane & Johnny...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WSKG and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 15
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Louis Armstrong left not one but two great legacies in American music. His trumpet defined the role of the jazz soloist and revolutionized jazz its...

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WEKU, 88.5 JAZZ FM Erie's Jazz Station and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: Louis Armstrong, pictured here in 1956, produced hit films and records throughout his long career., Credit: Getty Images
By his early thirties, Louis Armstrong had already revolutionized jazz forever. Working with his mentor "King" Oliver in Chicago, Armstrong explore...

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM, WSKG and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
Caption: A young Louis Armstrong., Credit: Getty Images
It is hard to overstate the incredible reach of Louis Armstrong. The music he made touched everyone who heard it, and revolutionized American enter...

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM, WSKG and more


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 17
Caption: Protesters at the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York.
News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Oct 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
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Blessed with impeccable timing and a smooth, mellow timbre, Mel Tormé was known during his heyday as "The Velvet Fog."

Bought by KTSU, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WEKU, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Oct 04, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 12
Caption: Chip Taylor
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Chip Taylor about his life and music. Among over 500 published songs, Chip is credited with...

Bought by WNKU and WNKU


  • Added: Sep 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:02
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Bob Marley on Tour in Dublin July 6, 1980, Credit: Eddie Mallin via Flickr
Rona Steinberg recalls the time a cancer-stricken Bob Marley came into her hospital and her life.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Sep 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Honey bees help pollinate 1 in every 3 bites we eat. But they’re fighting to survive, in a world filled with pesticides and parasites. We’ll learn ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 16, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
If you hang around with bluegrass people, you’ve heard the concept, “drive.” It is a musical element strong in bluegrass, maybe even unique to blue...

  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:08
Caption: Phil Nusbaum, Credit: Sejan Yun
1st of 2 fund raising editions for Fall 2011

Bought by WAMU


  • Added: Sep 13, 2011
  • Length: 38:46
  • Purchases: 1
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News and features on the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

  • Added: Sep 02, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Affordable Care Act Special Documentary: The specifics of the Affordable Care Act.

  • Added: Aug 30, 2011
  • Length: 59:55
Caption: Big Kenny Alphin
Musician/Host Jason Wilber interviews singer/songwriter Big Kenny Aphin about his life and music. This interview took place at Big Kenny's home in ...

  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 59:56
Caption: by natalia & gabriel on flickr
Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorship is gone, but a military council now rules Egypt, and has kept much of Mubarak’s repressive apparatus. Meanwhile extrem...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Was the occupation of the state capital in Madison, Wisconsin a resurgence of organized labor in the United States, or the last gasp for unionized ...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 2 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian E...

  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
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Texas Music Matters revisits an award-winning documentary honoring "The Queen of Rock and Roll and Psychedelic Soul" Janis Joplin. Join Kris Kristo...

Bought by Marfa Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jun 24, 2011
  • Length: 57:31
  • Purchases: 2
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Global warming is no longer a fear for the future. It’s threatening human civilization, now. Part 1 of a special 2 part series produced by Brian Ed...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2011
  • Length: 29:00